Anyone ever owned a pet skunk?

[shrimp poboy]

Ive always been curious to have one for a pet(de -scented of course)Now keep in mind ive owned coons,possums,nutrias and ferrets so im no stranger to rodents but they are quite popular in pet stores in spring time here.

 

[chris302001]

Just get a black cat and stripe it.

 

[sixxtoes]

ya, but i broke up with her

 

[PICK3]

 

[PICK3]

my bad ... thought you said "skank"

 

[PICK3]

I still have an Anacoda




in my middle pocket

 

[musclemom]

Ive always been curious to have one for a pet(de -scented of course)Now keep in mind ive owned coons,possums,nutrias and ferrets so im no stranger to rodents but they are quite popular in pet stores in spring time here.

Never owned them and would never own more than one after the stories I've heard from my friends who did. I also worked very, very closely with people who did skunk rescue in the years I was breeding/rescuing ferrets.

You can't compare them to ferrets, really, probably the closest thing would be a raccoon. No matter what any pet shop signs say, they're not domestic (unlike ferrets), just captive bred. I understand that diet is a huge issue for them. They don't do well on dog or cat food and should be fed food mixed to their needs or they'll get fat very easily, which will make them very sick very fast (like a dog, they'll eat everything they can find, to the point of heavily overeating). Also, you don't just want it descented, you really want it neutered, too, skunks in puberty are nasty little bastards.

They're very intelligent and can be litter trained or trained to go outside, but need to be handled properly when young or they can be too mouthy. And if you want to let it roam in the house you basically have to childproof everything, they can use their front paws virtually like hands.

There are a lot of message boards out there by and for skunk owners, you'd want to read a bunch of those and really make an informed decision before you start spending your money.

 

[chris302001]

skunks are hard to drown....

 

[shrimp poboy]

Fuk i want one

 

[PICK3]

Portuguese water dogs are all the rage bro

 

[shrimp poboy]

Portuguese water dogs are all the rage bro

yeah ok

 

[musclemom]

Fuk i want one

Everyone I know whose owned one has really enjoyed it. One friend of mine got two at once and that wasn't pretty (the skunks were playing -- not fighting -- and one bit part of the other one's face off, including the whole eye; skunks play very rough, in fact about 25% of skunk breeding result in the death of one or the other of the participants).

Anyway, here's a good informational website:

Skunk Haven&#8482: Basic Skunk Care

 

[PICK3]

yeah ok

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